Begin your assignment by reading the recap of the trial of a person facing several charges, including having a blood-alcohol content (BAC) over 0.08 mg/100 ml causing an accident resulting in death, and two counts of causing an accident resulting in bodily harm, impaired driving causing death, two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, one charge of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Impaired driving case.docx (note that this article is based on a real case, but names and places have been changed to respect the privacy of the victims and their families) Once you have read about this case, imagine you are the judge who will be sentencing this person. Think about the five principles of sentencing, and how you as the judge would rank them in order of importance while considering the sentence. You will use the template below to rank the principles, and then explain your ranking. A reminder that the 5 principles of sentencing are: 1. Deterrence The sentence should discourage the offender and others from committing the offense in the future. 2. Rehabilitation The sentence should involve a process of counseling, education, and support to increase the chances that the offender will be law-abiding when his or her sentence has been completed. 3. Retribution The sentence should impose a penalty that reflects the seriousness of the offense committed. 4. Segregation If an offender is imprisoned (segregated from society) he or she cannot re-offend. 5. Restitution The sentence should fairly compensate the victim(s) of crime. In the case of impaired driving causing death, what do you think is the order of importance for these principles? Open the worksheet below, where you will rank the importance of each of these principles to this particular case. You will need to provide evidence for your choices. You will then write a paragraph in which you explain your choices using the evidence that you cited. Principles of Sentencing
